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How Could You Visualize the Importance of Education

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view different pieces of art from artist Candida Alvarez. They discuss what the art means to them. They create their own mobiles showing what they would like out of their education.
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Muffin Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use construction paper to create muffin flowers. They use muffin tray cup liners and draw flower stems and leaves on the paper. They use the muffin liners for a 3-D effect.
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State Heads

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create a narrative image that depicts a formal shape of a state. They review the state facts of whatever state they chose. They draw a person and then add text in the shape of the state they chose.
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"Small Boy and Girl With Jumper," by Akio Takamori

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine and analyze the sculpture, "Small Boy and Girl With Jumper," by Akio Takamori. They answer discussion questions, discuss how immigrants make a contribution to their new country, and design and create clay symbols.
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Math is Beautiful: Tessellation

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine patterning in Chinese and Japanese artwork prior to creating their own tessellations using styrofoam plates in this creative cross-curricular lesson plan for upper-elementary/middle level classrooms.
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Six Dynamic Designs for Arts Integrated Curriculum

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a recipe for a certain aspect of a culture. They create a culture that has never existed before. They analyze either dance, history, geography, history or the future of space exploration. They compare and contrast...
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Buffalo Hide

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research the traditional Lakota tipi (teepee) and compare types of homes used in the past with those used today. They design and construct an accurate model of a tipi.
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Designing a Mars Lander

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how to design a Mars Lander. They design, launch and land a Mars Lander. Students use balloons, pipe cleaners, and tape to design a Mars Lander. Students create a Mars Lander that will protect an egg from...
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A Day In My Life

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create an eleven page PowerPoint presentation called "A Day In My Life." They present their PowerPoint presentations first by showing it on their computer screen and then trading seats with a friend. Students organize...
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Great Questions for Tic Tac Toe

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders plan their own activities to reinforce the concepts being taught in school. The tic-tac-toe grid is used to help students create innovative learning activities to generate ideas.
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Cow Parade

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create individual works of art using cow cut-outs as their canvas in this hilarious lesson ideal for the High School Art or Art History classroom. The lesson includes resource links and can be adapted for any animal or...
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Tennis Ball Prints

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students experiment using abstract art techniques, tennis balls, and tempera paint in this excellent, outdoor art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The resulting art prints can be displayed predominantly in the classroom.
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Globe Raider: Part I

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners research a Spanish speaking countries using the Internet and other appropriate resources. They work in groups to complete a computer based treasure hunt before completing a Globe Raiders worksheet. They use the research...
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Wisconsin

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders brainstorm a list of places they have visited in Wisconsin. They watch a video "Cultural Horizons." Students use the CD and find on a map several locations in Wisconsin. Students bring in photos, pictures, and artifacts...
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Cave Mentality

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify and define vocabulary associated with caves and rock formations. They construct a cave out of paper and fill it with a geode they crerate. Students write and present orally reports about caves and their importance to...
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"Let's Write a Song"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders brainstorm ideas that answer the question, "What is a song?" They determine the parts of a song, read lyrics, and listen to a song while identifying the chorus. They repeat the procedure with a new song before working in...
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Fine Motor Skills

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss what they know about the planets, space, and the solar system including the colors of the planets. They also talk about why the planets are the color that they are. Next, they color cut-outs of the planets using...
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Jumping Frogs

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a jumping frog out of construction paper, close pins and pipe cleaners. They predict how far they think their frog jump and then test it out to see how close or far away they were from their prediction.
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North Carolina State Flag/Song

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders describe and identify the North Carolina state song and flag by listening to the song and drawing the flag. They use oral and written presentations with an awareness of purpose and audience by creating their own song...
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When is a Block, not a Block?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use a stamped shape image to create a piece of imaginative art. In this stamped art lesson plan, students use a stamped shape as a starting point to create their own imaginative piece of art that incorporates the stamped shape.
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Rhythmic Dancing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice expressing themselves through the art of dance.  In this physical education lesson, 4th graders discuss choreography and how moving specific ways at certain times can be artistic.  Students create and perform a...
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Solar System

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study space. In this solar system lesson, students discover the correct order of the planets and create a diagram showing this knowledge. They listen to the book A New View of the Solar System and then work in groups on their...

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